Joe Morris MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Animal Welfare: TrappingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for banning animal snares.
Answer: This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in our manifesto, we will bring an end to the use of snar...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency is taking to monitor the contribution of septic tanks to sewage pollution in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) the North East, (c) Northumberland, (d) New
Answer: Septic tanks provide safe waste management for properties, often located in isolated rural areas, without access to the mains sewage network. Typically small in volume, discharges from septic tanks are regulated under General Binding Rules established in ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: Tree PlantingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking steps to use the Government's tree planting programme to help tackle down-stream flooding.
Answer: Tree planting along rivers, as well as woodland creation across hill slopes in the wider catchment, can help slow water flow and temporarily store water as part of natural flood management. The England Woodland Creation Offer provides financial support fo...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Flood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which farmers will contribute towards natural flood defence measures.
Answer: Environmental Land Management schemes and other Government grant payments create incentives for land managers to adopt sustainable farming practices, which provide benefits for agricultural productivity, biodiversity and resilience to climate events. For ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the findings in the UK Food Security Report, published on 11 December 2024 on resilience to exogenous shocks in the food system.
Answer: The UK has a high degree of food security, but the 2024 UK Food Security Report shows that food security cannot be taken for granted. Strengthening food security by supporting our farmers and food producers is a top priority for this Government. While cli...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Public SectorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Departments planned timeline is to ensure that at least 50% of all food purchased by the public sector is (a) locally produced and (b) sustainable; and what progress he has ma
Answer: At last month’s Oxford Farming Conference, as part of the government’s New Deal for Farmers, the Government announced a series of reforms, including, where possible, backing British produce. It was also announced that for the first time ever, the governme...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Supply: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the National Food Strategy will account for the role of biodiversity in underpinning the food system.
Answer: Our ambitious food strategy will set and deliver clear long-term outcomes that create a healthier, fairer, and more resilient food system, and in doing so will consider elements of the food system that can contribute towards those outcomes.
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of biodiversity net gain in delivering for biodiversity as intended.
Answer: Mandatory biodiversity net gain is an important means of ensuring development makes a net positive contribution to nature. It is in the early stages of implementation. The policy has been designed to achieve long-term benefits for biodiversity, with major...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Supply: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the National Food Strategy will include the role of biodiversity in the food supply.
Answer: Our ambitious food strategy will set and deliver clear long-term outcomes that create a healthier, fairer, and more resilient food system, and in doing so will consider elements of the food system that can contribute towards those outcomes.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: Public SectorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that at least half of all food purchased by the public sector is locally-produced and sustainable.
Answer: The Government continues to have an ambition for half of all food supplied into the public sector to be sourced locally or certified to higher environmental standards, whilst being in line with WTO and domestic procurement obligations. Defra continues to ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: WeatherDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the financial resilience of farms in the wake of increasing extreme weather.
Answer: The Government’s commitment to British farmers, including family farms, remains steadfast. We will always champion British farming to boost rural economic growth, strengthen food security and improve the environment. Defra’s farming budget will be £2.4 bi...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFarms: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the resilience of farm businesses by improving biodiversity.
Answer: The Government’s commitment to British farmers, including family farms, remains steadfast. We will always champion British farming to boost rural economic growth, strengthen food security and improve the environment. Defra’s farming budget will be £2.4 bi...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPlastics: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of restrictions on the use of single-use plastic.
Answer: Defra officials are in the process of conducting a Post Implementation Review of the Environmental Regulations 2020, which includes the bans and restrictions on plastic straws, stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds. This is due to be published in Octo...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPlastics: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the use of single-use plastic.
Answer: This Government is committed to moving to a circular economy for plastics - a future where we keep our resources in use for longer; waste is reduced; we accelerate the path to net zero, we see investment in critical infrastructure and green jobs; our econ...
Answered 3 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHill Farming: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current payment schemes for upland farmers.
Answer: Upland farmers have a key role to play in the future for delivering sustainable food production and our environmental targets. The Government has committed to support farmers through a farming budget of £5 billion over two years, including £2.4 billion in...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
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